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Township of Jackson, NJ
Ocean County
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[Adopted 12-11-1979 by Ord. No. 54-79 (Ch. 63, Art. IV, of the 1972 Code)]
On and after the effective date of this article, the following regulations shall control the preparation and collection of refuse, garbage and rubbish within the Township of Jackson. It is the policy and intent of this article that to protect and provide for the public's safety, health and welfare every owner or occupant of premises in the Township shall be responsible for the disposition of refuse, rubbish and garbage originating on his premises.
For the purposes of this article, the following terms, phrases, words and their derivations shall have the meanings given herein. When not inconsistent with the context, words used in the present tense include the future, words in the plural include the singular number, and words in the singular number include the plural number. The word "shall" is always mandatory and not merely directory.
ASHES
The residue from the burning of wood, coal, coke or other combustible material.
GARBAGE
Putrescible animal and vegetable waste resulting from the handling, preparation, cooking and consumption of food.
PERSON
Any person, firm, partnership, association, corporation, company or organization or any kind.
REFUSE
All putrescible and nonputrescible solid waste (except body waste), including garbage, rubbish, ashes and street cleanings.
RUBBISH
Nonperishable solid wastes, excluding ashes, consisting of both combustible and noncombustible waste, such as paper, cardboard, tin cans, yard clippings, wood, glass, crockery and similar materials.
TOWNSHIP
The Township of Jackson.
[Amended 8-11-1980 by Ord. No. 36-80; 12-27-2016 by Ord. No. 31-16]
A. 
Subject to the specific provisions of § 216-13, it shall be the duty of every owner, tenant, lessee or occupant of every building within the corporate limits of the Township to provide or cause to be provided and to keep on the premises, at all times, suitable receptacles for receiving and holding the garbage, refuse and rubbish that may accumulate or be collected in the premises. Suitable receptacles shall be designed for the combined disposal of garbage, refuse and rubbish and shall be watertight and closely covered. Except as otherwise provided herein, suitable receptacles shall have a capacity of 96 gallons or less or shall be disposable plastic trash bags, which shall be sealed.
B. 
Burlap bags may be used for the disposal of leaves, grass clippings, tree trimmings, brush and similar materials.
[Amended 8-11-1980 by Ord. No. 36-80]
A. 
Garbage and rubbish. All garbage and rubbish, before being placed in garbage cans or other receptacles as described in § 216-12, shall be drained of liquid and may be wrapped in paper.
B. 
Trimmings and clippings. Tree trimmings, which shall be no more than three inches in diameter, brush and similar materials shall be cut to a length of six feet or less and securely tied in bundles not more than two feet thick and are not to weigh more than 30 pounds before being deposited for collection.
C. 
Lawn clippings and leaves. Lawn clippings, hedge clippings and leaves must be placed in disposable receptacles for collection consistent with the requirements of § 216-12 hereof.
D. 
Newspapers. Newspapers shall be securely bound with string or cord in bundles not to exceed 50 pounds of weight.
E. 
Capacity. No refuse, rubbish or garbage receptacles, newspaper bundles, plastic bags, etc., shall exceed 50 pounds in weight and shall be of such size and shape as to permit easy handling. Bundles of tied tree trimmings and brush shall not exceed 30 pounds.
F. 
Duty to maintain refuse, rubbish and garbage receptacles in a safe and sanitary condition. All refuse, rubbish and garbage receptacles shall be maintained in a safe and sanitary condition, and any receptacle that does not conform to the provisions of this article or that has ragged or sharp edges or any other defects liable to hamper or injure the person collecting the contents thereof shall be promptly replaced. Any collector of such refuse, rubbish or garbage shall have the authority to refuse collection services for failure to comply herewith.
G. 
Each box, carton or other similar container must be flattened out and disassembled so as to be readily and easily handled. No part of any such article shall exceed four feet in length or weigh more than 50 pounds when deposited for collection.
H. 
All broken glass, pottery, ceramic or other similar materials shall be placed in a secure container to facilitate the safe loading of such materials.
I. 
Each container of rubbish, refuse or garbage shall be so staked or otherwise stabilized by the property owner, tenant or other person placing such refuse, rubbish or garbage for collection or from whose property such garbage is proposed to be collected, so that it cannot be readily overturned or upset as by animal infiltration or by a child. Metallic receptacles shall be properly secured with a tight-fitting lid or cover, and disposable plastic bags shall be properly sealed.
J. 
If any receptacle containing rubbish, garbage or refuse is upset or overturned by a person other than a collector engaged in garbage, rubbish or refuse collection, the property owner, tenant or other person placing such refuse, rubbish or garbage for collection shall promptly clean up such spillage and restore same to a receptacle as herein provided.
K. 
If any receptacle of refuses, rubbish or garbage is upset or overturned by a collector, the person responsible for such spillage shall immediately collect and dispose of same in accordance with this article.
L. 
All garbage, rubbish or refuse containers must be removed from the curb or other authorized point of pickup by the property owner by 9:00 p.m. of the same day that garbage, rubbish or refuse is collected.
[Amended 8-11-1980 by Ord. No. 36-80]
A. 
Frequency of collection. Garbage, refuse and rubbish accumulated by residents of the Township shall be collected at least once a week on a schedule to be established by the collector. Such schedule may be altered or amended from time to time to conform with legal holidays and other emergency matters or upon special arrangements with a collector.
B. 
Placement of receptacles. All receptacles shall be placed by the owner, tenant, lessee or occupant of the building at the curbline to the front of their premises before 6:00 a.m. on the days designated for collection as herein provided; provided, however, that if any building abuts upon any street not improved by curbs, then receptacles shall be placed by the owner, tenant, lessee or occupant of the building at a point where the street and the physical boundary of such premises meet or as reasonable safety precautions may dictate.
C. 
Quantity. No person shall be entitled to have collected on a specified day more than eight receptacles weighing not more than 50 pounds each, provided that no more than four of these receptacles shall contain lawn clippings, hedge clippings, tree trimmings, brush, leaves or other similar materials and that no more than four of these receptacles shall contain refuse, garbage or rubbish. This provision shall be construed as establishing minimum requirements which can be increased upon special arrangements with the collector. For purposes of this section, each separate bundle of tree trimmings, tied brush or newspapers and each separate container of refuse shall be deemed to be one receptacle.[1]
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Editor's Note: Original § 63-21, Littering lots or public places prohibited, of the 1972 Code, as amended 8-11-1980 by Ord. No. 36-80, which immediately followed this section, was repealed 1-27-1992 by Ord. No. 1-92.
[Amended 8-11-1980 by Ord. No. 36-80]
The following refuse shall be deemed not acceptable for collection:
A. 
Dangerous materials or substances, such as poisons, acids, caustics, noxious chemicals, radioactive materials, corrosives, infected materials, explosives and ammunitions or any other materials likely to cause injury to any person or damage to equipment used in making collections.
B. 
Any more than one receptacle of materials resulting from the demolition, repair, excavation, construction, renovation and similar activities performed on buildings or structures, including but not limited to such materials as plaster, mortar, lumber, roofing materials and the like.
C. 
Special materials generated by a contractor shall be entirely disposed of by the contractor.
D. 
Septic waste, sewage or fecal matter, loose piles of vegetation or tree branches, unless properly prepared for collection.
A. 
Each vehicle shall be equipped with a broom and shovel, and all scattered litter shall be cleaned up at the loading point. Boxes, barrels or cartons shall not be broken or torn apart on the sidewalk or street.
B. 
Any person who shall transport in his own vehicles only garbage, rubbish or refuse accumulated as a result of his own business operation and not the garbage, refuse or rubbish of any other person shall use either a totally enclosed vehicle body or an open-body vehicle in which garbage, refuse or rubbish is stored in metal containers with tightly fitting metal covers.
C. 
Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, all vehicles used for the purpose of collecting garbage, refuse or rubbish shall otherwise be in conformance with all applicable standards and regulations prescribed by the Department of Motor Vehicles of the State of New Jersey, Department of Health of the State of New Jersey, the Department of Public Utilities of the State of New Jersey and any other governmental agency or department having jurisdiction over such collection.
The Township Committee shall have the power, if in its opinion it is more advantageous to have garbage, refuse and rubbish collected, removed and disposed of by private collectors, to make a contract or contracts for such work or any portion thereof with any individual or individuals, corporation or corporations. Said contract shall be entered into and made only after bids therefor have been advertised according and subject to all applicable laws. The person to whom such contract is awarded shall give satisfactory bond or security for the faithful performance of his work. The Township Committee shall also have the power to establish a municipal system for the collection and disposal of garbage, refuse and rubbish subject to all applicable laws.
Any person, firm or corporation violating any of the provisions of this article shall be subject to a fine not exceeding $500 or imprisonment in the county jail for a term not exceeding 90 days, or both, in the discretion of the Judge before whom such convictions shall be had. Each and every violation of this article, or each day that any provision of this article shall be violated, shall be construed as a separate and distinct violation thereof.